Kwikwetlem First Nation

Kwikwetlem First Nation
Band No. 560
*kʷikʷəƛ̓əm*
People	Sto꞉lo
Treaty	None, Ancestral Territory has never been ceded, surrendered, nor abandoned
Headquarters	Coquitlam 1, Coquitlam
Province	British Columbia
Land
Reserve(s)	Coquitlam 1; ;
Website
	kwikwetlem.com

Kwikwetlem First Nation (Halkomelem: kʷikʷəƛ̓əm), also known as the Coquitlam Indian Band, is the band government of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm, a Sto:lo people living in the Coquitlam area of British Columbia, Canada. They traditionally speak the Downriver dialect of hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, one of the Salishan family of languages. The name Kwikwetlem refers to "red fish up the river".^[1]

The Nation is made up of two reserves, a small 2.6-hectare site at the mouth of the Coquitlam River where it drains into the Fraser River, and a much larger 82-hectare site approximately 2 km north. About one half of all Kwikwetlem members live on the reserves, while the rest reside throughout Western Canada and the United States.^[2]

Government[]

The band is led by an elected council, with the current term running from April 1, 2019 to March 27, 2023:^[3]

Chief Councillor: Ed Hall
Councillor: George Chaffee
Councillor: John Peters

First Nations Reserves[]

Indigenous Reserves under the administration of the Kwikwetlem First Nation are:^[4]

Coquitlam 1 (Halkomelem: slakəyánc^[5]): 2.6 hectares (6.4 acres)
(Halkomelem: setɬamékmən^[6]): 81.9 hectares (202.4 acres)

References[]

^ "History and Culture". Kwikwetlem.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
^ "Location". Kwikwetlem.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
^ Kwikwetlem.com: Chief and Council Archived 2008-04-25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 28 March 2009
^ Indigenous and Northern Affairs: Reserves/Settlements/Villages Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 29 March 2009
^ Kwikwetlem First Nation - Our Territory
^ Kwikwetlem First Nation - Our Territory

External links[]

Official website

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^ "Census Data". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28.

[1] "History and Culture". Kwikwetlem.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 28 March 2009.

[2] "Location". Kwikwetlem.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 28 March 2009.

[3] Kwikwetlem.com: Chief and Council Archived 2008-04-25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 28 March 2009

[4] Indigenous and Northern Affairs: Reserves/Settlements/Villages Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 29 March 2009

[5] Kwikwetlem First Nation - Our Territory

[6] Kwikwetlem First Nation - Our Territory

[7] "Census Data". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28.

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v t Coast Salish
Peoples	Chawathil Chehalis (WA) Cowlitz Duwamish Esquimalt Halalt Hoh Homalco Katzie Klahoose Klallam Kway-quit-lam Nuxalk Sliammon Snuneymuxw Tsleil-Waututh Shishalh Squamish Musqueam Semiahmoo Matsqui Sts'Ailes Leq' a: mel Popkum Seabird Island Skwah T'souk-e Tsartlip Somena Quamichan Penelakut Lamalcha Saanich Lummi Nooksack Lower Skagit Upper Skagit Skokomish (Twana) Muckleshoot Sammamish Samish Sauk-Suiattle Snohomish Snoqualmie Nisqually Puyallup Stillaquamish Suquamish Swinomish Tulalip Quinault Sahewamish Nehalem (Tillamook) Siletz Quamichan Somena
Governments	Aitchelitz Band Chawathil First Nation Cheam Indian Band Kwantlen First Nation Katzie First Nation Kwaw-kwaw-a-pilt First Nation Leq' a: mel First Nation Matsqui First Nation Popkum Band Scowlitz First Nation Seabird Island Band Skwah First Nation Skway First Nation Shxw'ow'hamel First Nation Skawahlook First Nation Skowkale First Nation Soowahlie First Nation Squiala First Nation Sumas First Nation Tzeachten First Nation Yakweakwioose First Nation Chehalis First Nation Tsleil-waututh First Nation Musqueam Indian Band Katzie First Nation Kwikwetlem First Nation Semiahmoo First Nation Chemainus First Nation Halalt First Nation Homalco First Nation Klahoose First Nation Malahat First Nation Nanoose First Nation Peters Band Sliammon First Nation Snuneymuxw First Nation Tsawwassen First Nation Yale First Nation Yakweakwioose First Nation Tseycum First Nation Tsleil-Waututh First Nation Squamish Nation Union Bar First Nation Nuxalk Nation T'sou-ke First Nation Esquimalt First Nation Tsawout First Nation Cowichan Tribes Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon Confederated Tribes of Siletz Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Cowlitz Indian Tribe Suquamish Tribe Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe Lummi Nation Makah Tribe Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Nisqually Indian Tribe Quinault Indian Nation Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe Samish Indian Nation Skokomish Indian Tribe Snoqualmie Indian Tribe Squaxin Island Tribe Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians Suquamish Tribe Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Tulalip Tribes
Organizations & Institutions	Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
Culture & Society	Art
Languages	Coast Salish languages Comox/Island Comox (†) Sliammon/Mainland Comox Pentlatch Halkomelem Sechelt Squamish Nooksack Saanich Lummi Klallam Lushootseed Whulshootseed Twana Cowlitz Quinault

v t Neighbourhoods in Coquitlam, British Columbia
Main neighbourhoods^[1]	Burquitlam Maillardville Town Centre Westwood Plateau
Other areas	Essondale Fraser Mills
First Nations	Kwikwetlem